Research Scientist / Engineer Job Description
Research scientist / engineer
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Research Scientist / Engineer Duties & Responsibilities
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Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Interact with members of regional security and safety community in order to acquire qualitative field data and develop regional collaborative mechanisms
Work with Principal Investigator and UW Environmental Health and Safety (EH&S) to maintain regular biological use authorization (BUA) approvals and documentation
Lead and document all training, including EH&S Safety Training and lab-specific training
Develop a Chemical Hygiene Plan (CHP) and serve as the Chemical Hygiene Officer (CHO) and laboratory safety officer
Identify laboratory equipment failures, including diagnosing and resolving instrument problems (mechanical, chemical or software problems)
Travel to observe and record processes, procedures and policies the systems used in support of these
Interact with Federal sponsors and regional stakeholders to help ensure goals of the project are being met and that all security and compliance measures are being followed
Maintain a breeding colony of mice under specific-pathogen-free conditions, including animal
Prepares specimens, standards and quality control (QC) samples in strict accordance with laboratory-specific processing protocols
Processes blood per established methods and, under general supervision, performing a variety of analytic laboratory procedures for assaying clinical research specimens including analyses of oxidation, nutrition status and concentrations of biomarkers
Research Scientist / Engineer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Research Scientist / Engineer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: IA, C3.2.4.3, C3.2.4.2, II, III, DAWIA, CLD, R&D, DISA, NI
Education for Research Scientist / Engineer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the research scientist / engineer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Biology, Science, Engineering, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Physics, Molecular Biology, Mathematics, Microbiology, Biological Sciences
Skills for Research Scientist / Engineer
Desired skills for research scientist / engineer include:
Instrumentation
Applicable environmental
Equipment
Health regulations and compliance practices
Laboratory operations
Procedures and relevant personal protection equipment
Safety
Networking concepts
RF systems
Common ML frameworks
Desired experience for research scientist / engineer includes:
Experience with motion control, image processing, SLAM preferred
Work in close collaboration with internal and external customers partners to develop and deliverinnovative technology solutions
A PhD (or masters with relevant experience) in Computer Science, Information Systems, Applied Statistics, or related disciplines with sound technical expertise in of the above mentioned areas
Must possess excellent analytical skills oral and written communication skills
Experience with statistical & text analytics packages such as NLTK, GATE, R, Weka, RapidMiner, Gate, Lingpipe
Hands-on experience in business process modeling tools , BPML/BPMN/BPEL/Petri Nets (and its variants) and modeling and simulation environments such as Arena/AnyLogic/iGrafx/Simio/Flexsim/ CPN Tools
Research Scientist / Engineer Examples
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Research Scientist / Engineer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of research scientist / engineer. To join our growing team, please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications.
Responsibilities for research scientist / engineer
- Responsible for data quality assurance including analyses of data from QC samples and project samples, and basic statistical evaluation of results
- Receipt of biologic specimens
- Assist senior research scientists developing novel assays, modifying and refining procedures and techniques to obtain optimal results
- Inventories chemicals, reagents and laboratory supplies
- Uses a BSD 700 Semi-Automated Dried Sample Puncher to punch samples from dried blood, dried plasma and other types of specimens into microtiter plates per templates
- Under general supervision, perform a variety of ELISA and microtiter plate-based biochemical and immunological assays on dried blood, dried plasma and other types of samples using automatic pipettors and robots, automated workstations, and microtiter plate washers and readers
- Collects and collates data from sample analyses, documenting assay results, and transferring data
- Prepare and deliver presentations on significant results, both internally and externally, representing the Computer Security Lab specific projects
- Participate in national and international workshops in relevant areas
- Provide data analysis for large, complex data sets
Qualifications for research scientist / engineer
- Ph.D in Physics, Mathematics, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or similar fields
- Experience in qualitative field research and data analysis
- Experience in assessing resilience-related hazards and risks
- Experience in disaster and emergency communication
- Experience in cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection
- Experience working in collaborative environments with the military and other government agencies
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Job Description Example
Our company is looking for a research scientist / engineer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for research scientist / engineer
- Prepare results for sponsor reports, leading the collaborative writing effort with collaborators and subcontractors
- Prepare and present scientific findings at national and international research conferences
- Serve as leader for NSL grant submissions
- Interact with members of BDHubs in order to acquire qualitative field data and develop regional collaborative mechanisms
- Interact with Federal sponsors and regional stakeholders to help ensure goals of the project are being met
- Represent the company in standard bodies
- Assist in the development and testing of a novel ultrasound-based devices for diagnosing pain, manipulating brain function, observing bleeding within the brain, and studying the effect of ultrasound on the developing brain, under the direction of Dr
- Assisting on projects involving kidney stone detection, manipulation and destruction under Dr
- Assist with other projects including shock wave therapy to involve the design and creation of a variety of ultrasound transducers, their characterization, and their use in vitro, in vivo, and pre-clinically with Dr
- Develop and evaluate analytic plans
Qualifications for research scientist / engineer
- Strong knowledge and experience of RF/Analog circuits, with ability to drive architecture and toplogy choices
- Proficiency in multiple operating systems and hardware such as Windows, UNIX, Linux, GPU processing
- Experience with hardware systems such as lidar, radar, cameras, GPS, IMUs, CAN bus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, the ability to communicate clearly and concisely, and to relay information accurately
- Highly organized, resourceful, and independent
- The ability to work with a multidisciplinary team, and collaborate closely with others
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Research Scientist / Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of research scientist / engineer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for research scientist / engineer
- Perform systematic literature reviews
- Molecular biology, especially of large libraries
- Serve as Principal and Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI) on diverse research project(s)
- Serve as UW lead developer, researcher, and facilitator on professional development project(s)
- Develop, coordinate, oversee, and execute research activities
- Explore and develop concepts and approaches for future research projects that extend the knowledge and understanding of teacher education and science teachers’ continuous learning
- Maintain liaison with individuals and departments of teacher education within and outside the project, nationally and internationally
- Represent the project at conferences
- Collaborate on publications
- Develop grant proposals
Qualifications for research scientist / engineer
- Two years’ experience as an engineering or electronic technician
- Knowledge of and hands on experience with data acquisition and process control
- Bachelor's degree in Biology or related field, and two to three years of relevant laboratory research
- Bachelor's in Science in bioinformatics or genomics-related field
- Minimum of 2 years of laboratory and/or computational research experience
- Computational skills
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Research Scientist / Engineer Job Description
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Our company is hiring for a research scientist / engineer. We appreciate you taking the time to review the list of qualifications and to apply for the position. If you don’t fill all of the qualifications, you may still be considered depending on your level of experience.
Responsibilities for research scientist / engineer
- Teach or co-teach courses as appropriate on a separate faculty appointment
- Prepare and deliver presentations on significant results, both internally and externally, representing the research at PDL other research performed by the RS at the UW
- Utilize nucleic acid sequences as analytes to facilitate sensitive, specific, and rapid detection, including ability to diagnose infectious processes in situations where no previously known methods existed
- Integrate sequencing technology to synergize with traditional and newer methods, including flow cytometry, proteomics and cell culture, for identifying microbes and assessing their phenotypic and genotypic attributes
- Work independently to extend existing technology for new applications and create new designs/processes, with only occasional oversight
- Contribute substantially to determining feasibility of goals and objectives, including assessment of cost, scope and schedule against plan
- Produce peer-reviewed publications and intellectual property
- Consult with customers, develops custom applications and appropriate marketing techniques for introducing referral laboratory services to new clients
- Interact and contribute to leadership in a collaborative environment
- This individual independently plans and executes laboratory research designed to characterize eukaryotic proinflammatory programmed cell death and its role in immune responses during infection and other inflammatory pathologies
Qualifications for research scientist / engineer
- At least four (4) years of experience in a related field of computer security
- At least two (2) years of experience with embedded systems
- Demonstrated experience in the computer science research community
- Demonstrated experience communicating effectively through writing and presentations
- Demonstrated ability to interact in a collaborative manner with other team members to accomplish organizational goals
- Demonstrated experience in applied computer security mentorship, , through computer security competition teams or internal industry training leadership
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Research Scientist / Engineer Job Description
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Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of research scientist / engineer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for research scientist / engineer
- Performs small molecule screens using cell culture and immunoassays, and validate findings using fluorescence microscopy and Western blots
- Create knock-down cell lines using shRNA and related technologies
- Uses tissues to confirm in vitro observations
- Uses genetic and molecular biological approaches to evaluate bacterial pathogens
- Adapt existing assays (e.g., ELISA, Luminex, general chemistry, clinical chemistry, and biochemistry) for high-throughput use in measuring biomarkers in liquid and dried blood, plasma and related samples, adapting, modifying and refining procedures and techniques to obtain optimal results
- Assist research scientists developing novel complex assays
- Responsible for receipt of biologic specimens
- Responsible for preparing, processing and evaluating specimens, including creation of assay calibrators (aka standards) and quality control (QC) samples, in strict accordance with laboratory-specific protocols
- Responsible for performing simple and complicated standardized quantitative laboratory testing, data collection and verification, and evaluation of assay performance
- Responsible for data quality assurance including documentation
Qualifications for research scientist / engineer
- Publication preparation software experience (Adobe Illustrator, Word)
- Demonstrated experience in computer security research mentorship
- Demonstrated programming skills in C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, Python, and other languages
- Master's degree in an appropriate field and 4 years of experience
- Ability to formulate problems in dynamical systems analytic and develop appropriate solutions
- Excellent communication skills and ability to translate complex engineering questions and problems into solutions